Earthquakes in Canada — January 2025

12 earthquakes were recorded in Canada during January 2025, an average of 0.4 per day.

3 reached magnitude 4 or above and 0 reached magnitude 5 or above. The average focal depth was 3 km.

The month's largest event in Canada was a magnitude 4.5 earthquake near Devon Island, Nunavut, Canada on 13 January 2025 at 20:50 UTC. A magnitude 4.5 earthquake radiates roughly 85 tons of TNT equivalent in seismic energy.

That is below the Canada monthly average of 21 events over the period we cover — a comparatively quiet month, and down from the 34 recorded the previous month.

100% of events here are shallow (under 70 km), 0% intermediate (70–300 km) and 0% deep-focus (over 300 km). Almost everything here is crustal. That is characteristic of transform faulting or continental deformation rather than subduction — and it means shaking at the surface is strong for the magnitudes involved.

By band, the catalogue holds 4 in the magnitude 1 range, 4 in the magnitude 2 range, 1 in the magnitude 3 range, 3 in the magnitude 4 range.

Activity peaked on 13 January, when 2 events were recorded.

The month's largest events were M4.5 near Devon Island, Nunavut, Canada on 13 January at 10 km; M4.2 near Banff, Canada on 26 January at 6 km; M4.2 near Tofino, Canada on 29 January at 10 km.

That is 43% below the 21 events Canada averages per month across the 22 months on record.